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Congo, DRC
Two Congos in Silent Gem War

The authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo are conducting a silent battle against Congo-Brazzaville which it accuses of illicitly importing [...]

Published on 31/03/2004 at 11:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Mining

DRC
Fall in Tshikapa region’s diamond output

Small-scale production has dropped sharply in the Tshikapa region of West Kasai province which is rich in jewel-grade diamonds and [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.02.2011

DRC
So Who Controls Diamond Trade?

Congo K's new mines minister, Eugene Diomi, and deputy minster, Jean Louis Nkulu, have been locked in an angry showdown [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.09.2003

Spotlight | Africa
Ottawa's Diamond "Consultants"

Like Belgium with its IPIS and the United Kingdom with Global Witness, Canada now boasts its own network of NGOs that specialize in the problem of conflict diamonds. The association, Partnership Africa Canada, has just published its latest report entitled:

Subscribers only Mining 26.11.2002

Guinea
Guinea certifies its diamonds

Now that the traffic in diamonds from Sierra Leone and Liberia has been put in check - the latter country [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.06.2001

DRC
Congo-K rebels end SOMIGL’s coltan monopoly

The main rebel movement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Rwandan-backed Congolese Rally for Democracy (RDC), has announced [...]

Subscribers only Mining 05.04.2001

DRC
More Woe for IDI Diamonds

The contract that the Congo-Kinshasa government signed with Israel’s IDI Diamonds on July 31, 2000 could come under strong scrutiny [...]

Subscribers only Mining 30.01.2001

DRC
DRC government has IDI-Congo in its sights

IDI-Congo (International Diamond Industries-Congo), a subsidiary of Israel’s IDI-Diamonds which holds the exclusive rights for the purchase, sale and export [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.01.2001

Canada
CNE HITS AT EXCHANGE RATE LAW

A sharp drop in receipts from diamond exports over the first 10 months of 1999 has prompted the Centre National [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.1999

Canada
GOLD-GEM MONOPOLY DITCHED

A monopoly for the purchase of diamonds and gold from small-scale producers that went under the name of Service d'Achat [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.1998

Zaire
JUMP IN DIAMOND EXPORTS

According to the Centre National d'Expertise (CNE), Zaire's diamond exports totalled 9.6 million carats in the first half of this [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.1995

Zaire
DOUBTS ABOUT EXPULSIONS

Zaire's move to kick out 84 foreign nationals on Feb. 22 and a further 135 on Feb. 28 on grounds [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.03.1995

Zaire
WORLD BANK'S GUARDED OPTIMISM

The World Bank's delegate for Central Africa and the Indian Ocean, Eugene Scanteje, met in late November with prime minister [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.12.1994

Spotlight | Congo
THE 9,5 MILLION TON TARGET

According to forecasts circulating among international financial institutions, operated crude oil production in the Congo by Elf Congo and Agip Congo will have reached 8.656,000 tons in 1993, of which 6,118,000t (70.7%) was lifted by Elf and 2,538,000 (29.

Subscribers only Energy 03.01.1994

Zaire
DIAMONDS: GCM CANCELS CONTRACT

Gécamines Commerciale recently cancelled its contact with Glasszoll for the exclusive sale of diamonds produced by small-scale miners. This decision [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.05.1992

Central Africa, West Africa
VARIED PICTURE FOR 1991

Differences in mining production patterns that were evident in the first half of 1991 between countries of the franc zone [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.05.1992

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DRC
Fall in Tshikapa region’s diamond output

DRC
So Who Controls Diamond Trade?

Spotlight | Africa
Ottawa's Diamond "Consultants"

Guinea
Guinea certifies its diamonds

DRC
Congo-K rebels end SOMIGL’s coltan monopoly

DRC
More Woe for IDI Diamonds

DRC
DRC government has IDI-Congo in its sights

Canada
CNE HITS AT EXCHANGE RATE LAW

Canada
GOLD-GEM MONOPOLY DITCHED

Zaire
JUMP IN DIAMOND EXPORTS

Zaire
DOUBTS ABOUT EXPULSIONS

Zaire
WORLD BANK'S GUARDED OPTIMISM

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THE 9,5 MILLION TON TARGET

Zaire
DIAMONDS: GCM CANCELS CONTRACT

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DRC Fall in Tshikapa region’s diamond output

DRC So Who Controls Diamond Trade?

Spotlight | Africa Ottawa's Diamond "Consultants"

Guinea Guinea certifies its diamonds

DRC Congo-K rebels end SOMIGL’s coltan monopoly

DRC More Woe for IDI Diamonds

DRC DRC government has IDI-Congo in its sights

Canada CNE HITS AT EXCHANGE RATE LAW

Canada GOLD-GEM MONOPOLY DITCHED

Zaire JUMP IN DIAMOND EXPORTS

Zaire DOUBTS ABOUT EXPULSIONS

Zaire WORLD BANK'S GUARDED OPTIMISM

Spotlight | Congo THE 9,5 MILLION TON TARGET

Zaire DIAMONDS: GCM CANCELS CONTRACT

Central Africa, West Africa VARIED PICTURE FOR 1991

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Congo, DRC
Two Congos in Silent Gem War

DRC
Fall in Tshikapa region’s diamond output

DRC
So Who Controls Diamond Trade?

Spotlight | Africa
Ottawa's Diamond "Consultants"

Guinea
Guinea certifies its diamonds

DRC
Congo-K rebels end SOMIGL’s coltan monopoly

DRC
More Woe for IDI Diamonds

DRC
DRC government has IDI-Congo in its sights

Canada
CNE HITS AT EXCHANGE RATE LAW

Canada
GOLD-GEM MONOPOLY DITCHED

Zaire
JUMP IN DIAMOND EXPORTS

Zaire
DOUBTS ABOUT EXPULSIONS

Zaire
WORLD BANK'S GUARDED OPTIMISM

Spotlight | Congo
THE 9,5 MILLION TON TARGET

Zaire
DIAMONDS: GCM CANCELS CONTRACT

Central Africa, West Africa
VARIED PICTURE FOR 1991